مكان النشر
Caucasus (made) -
الموضوع
Textiles
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Maximum length: 68cm, Minimum length: 60cm, Maximum width: 103cm, Minimum width: 97.5cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
CIRC.376-1923
رقم السجل
CIRC.376-1923
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
carpet fragment: WARP: wool; light brown and cream, sometimes plied together; Z2S; 16 threads per inch (67 per dm). WEFT: light red wool; Z2S; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch (31 per dm). PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light red, yellow, blue, purple,brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 64 per sq. inch )1038 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: Left: cut. Right: missing. END FINISH: missing DESIGN: Field: blue ground with stylised palmettes and stylised, elongated, ragged leaves. Main border (right side only): white ground with stylised floral meander with red buds. Inner and Outer borders (right side only): red ground with elongated blue and brown 'S' motifs. Catalogue date: 26.7.94
Üretim
The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington, Purchased for £4. "Fragment of Armenian carpet, 17th century". One of "six fragments of carpet (that) have been obtained, it is understood, from Smyrna refugees. They represent types of older carpets which are now becoming rather expensive.... a very good opportunity is offered of securing good pieces at a nominal price." A F Kendrick to the Director. Mentioned and illustrated in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 96, 98, 114 Yetkin (1978) Vol. 1. illus. 46. "Floral Carpet, 18th century" also illus. 45 and 49. NB: illus. 30, 34, 28 for 'S' motif border. NB. illus. 46 for structure.
